How to Install Robust IRC on Kali Linux

In this tutorial, we will be walking through the process of installing Robust IRC on Kali Linux Latest. Robust IRC is a highly resilient IRC chat network that can be used for secure communication.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, there are a few prerequisites that we need to take care of:

1. Update Kali Linux: Ensure that your Kali Linux installation is up-to-date by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

2. Install Golang: Robust IRC is written in Go programming language. Hence, we need to install Golang on our system. To do that, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install golang -y

3. Set up a Go workspace: We need to create a Go workspace for our project. Run the following command to set up the workspace:

mkdir ~/go
export GOPATH=~/go

Installation

Now that we have taken care of the prerequisites, let's proceed with the installation.

1. Download Robust IRC: Go to the official website of Robust IRC at https://robustirc.net/, and download the latest stable version of the software. Extract the downloaded archive to any directory of your choice.

2. Build Robust IRC: Now, we need to build the Robust IRC software from the source code. Navigate to the directory where you extracted the downloaded archive, and run the following command:

go build -o robustircd-server cmd/robustircd-server/main.go

This will compile the source code and generate an executable file called robustircd-server.

3. Configure Robust IRC: Next, we need to create a configuration file for Robust IRC. Navigate to the conf subdirectory of the directory where you extracted the archive, and copy the example.yaml file to a new file called config.yaml. Then, open the file in a text editor and make the following changes:

• Set the listen parameter to the IP address and port number where you want the Robust IRC server to listen. For example, listen: 127.0.0.1:6667 will make the server listen on the local loopback IP address on port 6667.

• Set the network_name parameter to the name of your IRC network. For example, network_name: MyIRC will set the network name to "MyIRC".

• Set any other parameters as per your requirements.

4. Start Robust IRC: Finally, we can start the Robust IRC server by running the following command:

./robustircd-server -config conf/config.yaml

This will start the Robust IRC server, and it will be ready to accept connections from IRC clients.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install and configure Robust IRC on Kali Linux Latest. We also learned how to create a configuration file, and start the IRC server. With the help of Robust IRC, you can create a highly resilient and secure IRC network for your communication needs.

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